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Posts Tagged ‘fairy tales’
Enter The Faerie Realm of Lily Wight…
Posted in Art, tagged Art, Arts, Blog, blogging, Faerie, Fairies, fairy tales, Fairytales, Folklore, Galleries, Gallery on June 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Fairy Tales On Film ~ Jean Cocteau’s Beauty & The Beast
Posted in Movies, tagged Arts, Beauty and the Beast, Bill Condon, Emma Watson, Entertainment, fairy tales, Fairytales, film, Jean Cocteau, La Belle Et La Bete, Movies, Trailer, trailers, video, Videos on May 20, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Here’s a little something to get you in the mood for Bill Condon’s Beauty & The Beast with Emma Watson.
If you haven’t seen Cocteau’s classic yet, well, you really should so just click to view the trailer.
Fairy Tales On Film ~ Beauty & The Beast (1976 with George C. Scott)
Posted in Movies, tagged 1976, Arts, Beauty and the Beast, Entertainment, fairy tales, Fairytales, film, George C Scott, Movies, Television, TV, video, Videos, Watch & Listen on May 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Updated 13/05/2015
You will find lots of links to forgotten favourites right here at Lily’s Arcade of Arts & Arcana 😉
Faerie Lore & Fairy Tales ~ View the Album at The Arcade of Arts & Arcana Gallery
Posted in Art, tagged 2015, Art, Arts, Brian Froud, Faerie, Fairy, fairy tales, film, Gallery, Movies, The Dark Crystal on March 26, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Click the picture (Brian Froud’s The Power of The Dark Crystal) to view lots more inspiring faerie art.
Please feel free to share Lily’s selected images and keep checking the Gallery for new additions.
Faerie Lore & Fairy Tales
Posted in Art, tagged Art, Art & Design, Arts, Black Coat Elf, Brian Froud, Elf, Elves, Faeries, Fairies, fairy tales, Gallery, Images, Pictures on March 12, 2015| Leave a Comment »
You will find the picture album Faerie Lore & Fairy Tales in Lily Wight’s Gallery. Click the picture (left: Black Coat Elf by Brian Froud) or head to the tab above to explore.
Don’t get lost now 😉
Fairy Tales On Film ~ Beauty & The Beast (Cannon Movie Tales, 1987)
Posted in Movies, tagged Arts, Beauty & The Beast, Cannon Movie Tales, Entertainment, Fairy Tale Movies, fairy tales, film, Movies, Television, TV, video, Videos on February 26, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Updated 26/02/2015
There’s always lots of Scary Faerie at Lily Wight 🙂
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Fish + Chocolate By Kate Brown
Posted in Books, tagged Art, Arts, books, Comics, Fables, fairy tales, Fiction, Fish + Chocolate, Graphic Novels, Kate Brown, Review, Reviews, Writers, Writing on November 27, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Updated 27/11/2014
Recommended reading because Graphic Novels are about more than Superheroes…
Once Is Enough For James Herbert
Posted in Books, tagged 2014, Arts, books, fairy tales, Fiction, Horror, James Herbert, Once, Review, Reviews, Writers, Writing on August 12, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Updated 12/08/2014
A short sharp review of Once…
James Herbert does little to shift his low-brow Stephen King associations with this perfunctory foray into the world of faerie.
A spooky house and a missing testament provide Scooby Doo plotting while flat characters and shallow research create a strangely uninvolving tale of mixed-up folklores.
Frequent sexiness will keep you reading but Herbert’s work remains dogged by seventies style misogyny.
If you’re a Herbert fan you’ll love it regardless, but this is lazy work.
“Amid a Sea of Eyes” ~ The Adventuress by Audrey Niffenegger
Posted in Books, tagged 2014, Art, Arts, Audrey Niffenegger, books, fairy tales, Fiction, Review, Reviews, The Adventuress, The Time Traveler's Wife, Writers, Writing on July 16, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Audrey Niffenegger, best known as the author of The Time Traveler’s Wife, spins a macabre yet enchanting novel in pictures.
The Adventuress, an ethereal yet tenacious heroine, is created by an alchemist, has a love affair with Napoleon and gives birth to a cat in a quest of Fairy Tale subversions and surreal post-feminism.
The text may tell us of wedding revelry and honeymoons but the fragile images betray subjugation and abuse as The Adventuress is repeatedly betrayed by the promises of love and motherhood. This is a story in which transformation can lead to madness and happy-ever-afters may only be attained through cleansing fire or the release of death.
Niffenegger’s images combine the uncanny distortions of German Expressionist cinema with a sketchiness which invites universal interpretations.
A truly beautiful, unique and inspiring work.
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The Book of Lost Things
Posted in Books, Reviews, tagged 2014, Arts, Book of Lost Things, books, fairy tales, Fantasy, Fiction, John Connolly, Review, Reviews, Writers, Writing, YA Fiction on March 6, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Here is an early Easter Egg for you, crack it open and you will find a golden and glowing review of John Connolly’s The Book of Lost Things…
It is hard to beat Angela Carter’s potent re-imaginings of traditional Fairy Tales but John Connolly may boast a valiant and successful attempt.
Young hero, David’s struggle to adjust to his step-family under the shadow of The Blitz is realistic and heartfelt but unfortunately the tone alters and the pace flounders during a flabby middle section inspired by tired and predictable medieval quest romances.
Connolly’s work suffers a little under too many influences; Narnia, Oz, Wonderland, Labyrinth and even The Box of Delights are all thrown into the mix. Focus is restored most triumphantly however in a dramatic ending which…
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Enjoy Some Tender Morsels
Posted in Books, Faerie, tagged 2014, Arts, books, fairy tales, Fiction, Margo Lanagan, Review, Reviews, Snow White & Rose Red, Tender Morsels, Writers, Writing on March 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Updated 04/03/2014
Margo Lanagan has an innate understanding of the dark and sensual undercurrents of Faerie; something seldom seen since the heyday of Fantasy pioneer Angela Carter.
In Tender Morsels Lanagan delivers a sublime insight into the diverse, contradictory, complex and myriad aspects of femininity, without ever straying into reactionary feminist territory.
Intensely lyrical, joyous and heartbreaking by turn, Tender Morsels explores illusion and reality’s interdependence by seamlessly crafting an enchanting patchwork quilt of tales within tales.
With its vibrant characters, dialogue ripe with colloquialisms and images which will haunt your imagination Lanagan’s novel is a rare treat; gritty yet poetic and constantly enlightening.
Return To The Faerie Realm of Lily Wight ~ The Year’s Best Blog Posts #3
Posted in Art, tagged Alice in Wonderland, Art, Arts, Blog, blogging, Blogs, fairy tales, Fantasy, Green Fairy, Victorian, Writing on December 17, 2013| 1 Comment »
The year’s best blog posts were selected by the readers of Lily Wight ~ The Arcade of Arts & Arcana.
Updated 30/9/2015
TOP BLOG POST #3 We hope you all enjoyed Book Month at The Arcade of Arts and Arcana. Just before we step into June and ponder a wealth of quirky Victoriana here is another enchanting glimpse into our album of Fairy images…
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Art For August
Posted in Art, tagged Art, Automatons, Benedict Cumberbatch, Design, Deviant Moon Tarot, fairy tales, Features, Galleries, Horror, Inspiration, Marionettes, Nudes, Patrick Valenza, puppets, Sherlock Holmes, Thranduil, Victorian on August 5, 2013| 10 Comments »
Throughout the month Lily Wight will be renovating and upgrading the Gallery at award-winning blog site https://lilywight.com/
Only the most strange and beautiful images win a permanent place in the featured collections which are regularly updated and enhanced with inspiring new finds.
The collections are listed below and you can view them in full by simply clicking on the pictures. The Gallery is always accessible via the tab at the top of the homepage. Your comments and suggestions are always welcome.
If you choose to share the images please include copyright information and a link to this website would be appreciated.
Automatons Album
Deviant Moon Album ©Patrick Valenza
Victoriana Album
Puppets & Marionettes Album
Macabre Album
Middle-earth Album
Faerie Lore & Fairy Tales Album
Just click the pics to see the albums in full 🙂
If The Shoe Fits…
Posted in Art, tagged Art, Arts, books, Cinderella, fairy tales, Galleries, Inspiration, Pumpkin Carriage, Pumpkin Coach, romance on July 19, 2013| 10 Comments »
It is time for Cinderella to go to the ball!
Click at the end for more alternative Cinderella art and a gallery of Scary Faerie…
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The 10th Kingdom ~ Pitch Black & Fey On Film
Posted in TV, tagged Arts, Entertainment, fairy tales, Hallmark, humor, Humour, Magic mushrooms, romance, The 10th Kingdom, TV, video, Videos on July 16, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Post updated 16/07/2013
Here is a magical little something for fans of Once Upon A Time and Grimm.
Do you remember The 10th Kingdom…
The Wonderful World of Froud
Posted in Art, tagged Animation, Art, Arts, books, Brian Froud, Design, Faeries, fairy tales, film, Green Man, Inspiration, Midsummer, Movies, Nature, Oak King, Spirituality, Television, TV, Videos on July 2, 2013| 5 Comments »
Snow In Summer
Posted in Art, tagged Art, Beauty, Beauty & The Beast, Blog, books, Design, fairy tales, Fairytale, Features, Little Red Riding Hood, Seven Dwarves, Snow White on June 27, 2013| 1 Comment »
So far this month we have dared to peek through the looking-glass at some strange and beautiful interpretations of Beauty And The Beast and Little Red Riding Hood – now its Snow White’s turn.
The images below have been added to the permanent album “Faerie Lore & Fairy Tales”. Head to the Gallery tab to peruse them all…
Click for…
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Hansel & Gretel ~ Movies You Might Have Missed
Posted in Faerie, Macabre, Movies, Movies You Might Have Missed, tagged Arts, books, Entertainment, fairy tales, film, Hansel & Gretel, Korean Film, Movies, Videos, World Cinema on June 18, 2013| 2 Comments »
No, not the one with Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton but this rather more magical Korean twist on a classic Fairy Tale…
There’s a great movie you might have missed every month at Lily Wight ~ The Arcade Of Arts & Arcana. Catch-up with what you’ve missed and subscribe (see the sidebar) to make sure you see them all ~
Sweetest Tongue Has Sharpest Tooth
Posted in Art, tagged Art, Arts, Big Bad Wolf, fairy tales, Fantasy, Folklore, Galleries, Gothic, Literature, Red Riding Hood on June 11, 2013| 7 Comments »
There are some brand new images of Little Red Riding Hood available now at Lily Wight ~ The Arcade of Arts & Arcana Gallery.
Here are a selected few to fire your imagination, click the link at the end for more…
Lego Fairy Tales
Posted in Lego, tagged Art, Arts, Beauty and the Beast, Design, Disney, fairy tales, Fairytale, Features, Galleries, Humour, Lego, Little Red Riding Hood, Sculpture, The Little Mermaid, toys on June 9, 2013| 26 Comments »
This month’s Lego fix features Little Red Riding Hood, Beauty & The Beast and a rather startled Little Mermaid.
Just hover over the images for extra information…
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Beauty & The Beast ~ A Tale As Old As Time
Posted in Art, tagged Art, Arts, Beauty & The Beast, Beauty and the Beast, books, Disney, fairy tales, Fairytale, Galleries on June 7, 2013| 2 Comments »
It is time to pay a visit or re-acquaint yourself with The Arts & Arcana Gallery!
Throughout the month we’ll be adding some astonishing and thought-provoking new images to the album Faerie Lore & Fairy Tales beginning with Beauty & The Beast.
Only the finest art finds a place in The Arcade’s permanent collection. You’ll discover the Gallery tab at the top of the homepage or click the link at the end of the post to explore. Please leave your comments and share your favourites…
Click here to see more unique interpretations of Beauty & The Beast
Click here to explore The Arcade Of Arts & Arcana Gallery
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Azur And Asmar: The Princes’ Quest ~ Movies You Might Have Missed
Posted in Faerie, Movies, Movies You Might Have Missed, tagged Animation, Arts, Azur And Asmar, Entertainment, fairy tales, film, Folklore, French Film, Lotte Reiniger, Michel Ocelot, Movies, Princes Quest, Tales of the Night, The Librarian, Videos, World Cinema on April 22, 2013| 5 Comments »
Regular visitors to Lily Wight ~ The Arcade Of Arts & Arcana can’t seem to get enough of marvellous French animator, Michel Ocelot. If you like the look of Tales Of The Night you’ll probably appreciate this too…
Click for previous Movies You Might Have Missed 🙂
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Tales Of The Night
Posted in Movies, Reviews, tagged Animation, Arts, Cartoons, Cinderella, fairy tales, film, Folklore, Lotte Reiniger, Michel Ocelot, Movies, Reviews, Shadow Theatre, Silhouette Animation, Television, TV, Videos, World Cinema on April 16, 2013| 8 Comments »
French animator Michel Ocelot may lack the marketing appeal of a certain mouse but his movies cast more enchantments than a month at Disneyland, Paris.
Tales Of The Night is an anthology of little known silhouette folktales, imagined by would-be moviemakers against a jewel bright backdrop of ancient and exotic locations.
The roots of familiar stories lurk beneath the strange beauty of Ocelot’s shadow theatre in a primal and dangerous form; cunning and tenacity are worth more than might, princess brides are not what they seem, animals speak, werewolves roam and Happy Ever Afters have a high price.
Children used to big-eyed cuteness and easy moralising will be entranced, while grown-ups will feel like children all over again.
Verdict ~ Lovely, hypnotic and bizarre.
If you enjoy silhouette animation click here to watch Lotte Reiniger’s Cinderella in full..
Angelina Jolie As Maleficent, First Look ~ Updated!
Posted in Movies, tagged 2014, Angelina Jolie, Arts, Disney, Entertainment, Entertainment News, fairy tales, film, Maleficent, Movies, Photography, Sleeping Beauty on April 5, 2013| 6 Comments »
Updated 20/05/2014
Maleficent is currently scheduled for a May 2014 release with Angelina Jolie all set to do for Evil Fairy Godmothers what Charlize Theron did for Wicked Stepmothers in Snow White And The Huntsman!
Here are the latest pics to peruse while you are waiting...
Fairy Tale fans might also like to click the smiley and scroll down for the picture album Faerie Lore & Fairy Tales 🙂
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